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Jan. 8, 1952 5. C. KERSHAW THREAD-ADVANCING REEL.

Filed May 19, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 INVENTOR. Jfan/ey C. Kenrfiaw Patented Jan. 8, 1952 The Clarkam-em Company," Inc Newark;- N.: .L; a corporation of: Delaware I eenlieation. sea! reassess T is i e tion lates e a threa ed iw n n mor arm la ly 3a re I OI ntat ll W ndin anq yamii fi hre were ob ects andiadvanta es. o

the i ven ieni ei b st under ee r m the o l ing, d K 110111 nidw hese mean' ngsdraw egs in whmh a I 7 a a Fig; 1 iis'fa side .view. in vertical section of a 4 I e t riew taken a proximatel l ,e?+z q E e-Jl:

Fla, 3 i a l n v ew of the reeli l s eq n 1T in: esteem e nrqxim te alo the in is nd iew i he. dr v n imeq anism 92 l il s re d n, Fi -4 an 31% $5 em ma ma 2 .11 an" ex rated scalefo'r a part of the reelillujst t in Fig,

B iev n ta he drawin s. i de Inain; thread-supporting reel III on whichia thread fil m 1 Wo n "in; an a proxi e y el a ea h; shown. in Figure J eint, thereon. The reel is show prima i yfqr nuriz ses i c ar y? but" t ii represent-the conditions A that would exit atthe me t e 2 31 1S Q p ini ial y 1 4 9? wi 11 3 3- S th qHr l i ll 9311? W? P QQ T Q SQ L thread w l h a ati ally pundn r t 7 1 WH I I reel/ n a en ll h l e l' a hlir til the 'reelisfiully loaded with thread, When" Wrasse a1 the thread isdischarged from-the; ree1;it-"maypass to asimilar reel"-for further treatijnentor be wound on a spotter bobbin.

: Int-hedrawiifg the thread is shown as beingfed totheinner-- end or the reel, in which case-it would be-dischargedfromthe outer endointhe reek However,- i-n' a reel Ofthe-COHSUIUCMOII130L108 described herein,- =thethread may be fedin eitherdirection 1 by reversing the direction of v.- rotatio'n of the reel. The thread is fed to and discharged fromethels reel: in a continuous manner. andriis stored on the reel during its -;passage from Dne. end: to I the other end. Duringe thentimea.'thartia given- ;l-section of the thread. is :stored Jon. the reel .;thew thread may be subjected to, the, usual finishing or other treatments as desired. I

The reel :ID may; be: of a the cantilever :type. as: illustrated ebutit should he; understood that; the. features of the reelto be described aretnot lime-.-

ite'd 4n 1 application to" a @reeL of .,,that. type.

I The-main thread-supporting reel I I) has. a :see, ries oithread-supporting arnish-I I; spaced about.

thread advancing reel' {embodying the invention;

there is a siw thon1yarew tu ns "Q f h ea i1 thereon. "The reel is illustrated inthis manner- 60laims=- (01. 28-717) 2;. V i s pe i The thre d=sup qr n 'ar are s p r ed between a" q fi Q fib f' ne e d" of thawed a nu ar "ring +3 at the other end of the reel. The thread=st pi3orting m H may be. s ced i e y njqn h v rt hat. et l eiive r atm n of the hreadi'ma be scmnlis ed hqut spec l es re ti n* r he thread-su p rt n .m t ensof'-* :'-erms The s u ted 6 and Qtate by"?! 511 i 'lhe shaft M is} journal-1e n-loearings IE and-"IG- that are carried infa tubul rextension'ofa' base" or supporting-"bracketIT? The base-IT may he secured to a machine frame I 8- that mayextend in angiilar relation-to thereel -so that-"a seriescfj r el m y upp r ed w rei o iw e charge-end 'of *one reeladjaqqh the thre z i dre--. ceiving end' of-thefollowing reei'. The machine frame-18- suppqrts a n ain drive shaft -19 also ang ularly'disposed. The drive sha ft 'l learriesa bevel gear 20 thatengages-with a "beVePgea-r -2*I A reciprocahlereel '22 of 'a; smaller diameter than "the thread-supporting; reel 1-0 -'is-*1oeated within the thread-supporting --ree-1-I 0-H The in ner ree122 has aseries of'thread-engaging -arms 23 that interdigitat --successive1y between ad jacen-t thread-supporting arms} 'I I 'of; th'e main reel III as the reels are-rotatedz The arms-2 30f the reel 2-2-- periodically forfor a "portion-of the time duringwhich-they are respectivelyinter-' digitated between-the arms of the main reel :gagtend beyond I the arms-I I of -the;-mai-n reek I-Il and lift the-thread A from thethread-supporting"- arm or arms II adjacent thereto as show-n *for example, inFigi- 2. lhe reciprocable' innei reel 22 is-secured to a shaft 24 that is-"siidably-jour nalled in bearings-ziuand 25ththe base I h The shaft. 24 "is spaced from but :parallel with 1 the shaft I 4 forv the-main :reel I 0 and carries a gear 21+ The gear 21 rotates theinner reel 22 in the samedirection as: the main reel: I 0 and to accome;

pl-ish this, the 1 gean '21 engages with an: inten-v mediate gear-.:28 that:isdriven by agear 21 se-z cured to -the bevel gear-zi IL on :the shaft LIA ion: 'themainreeLIILi I x The: gears 21:32 85. and-.19 arearranged to; rotate: the 1 inner- :reeL 2 2 "isoa thatznthe threadeengagingu arms-23 thereof will interdigitatesuccessively been tween the thread-suportin'g: arms II. cf theimaim 3 reel I 0 as thec-reels are rotated. J In the re'el-il'lus-zf trated, the main reel IDhasnine threadasupporte ing arms I I I and the inner reel fl' has xthree thread-engaging arms 23'' 'sdthat the: gearing-451.. arranged rotate.: the: im1er-.:;ree1-;three; revtolu-it 3 tions for each revolution of the main reel. However, the number of arms on either reel may be varied and appropriate changes made in the gearing.

As the thread-engaging arms 23 of the inner reel interdigitate between the thread-supporting arms ll.-of.the main reel, they reach a position where they extend beyond the periphery of the main reel and lift the thread from the threadsupporting arms between which they extend. As each of the thread-engaging arms 23 reaches a position where it lifts the thread from the threadsupporting arms of the main reel, the inner reel 22 is moved forward relative to the main 'reel a distance approximately equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of thread. All of the thread on the reel will be lifted and advanced thereby. As the rotation of reels continues, the thread-engaging arm 23 of the inner reel 22 deposits the thread in the advanced position on the adjacent thread-supporting arm ll. Prior to the following thread-engaging arm reaching its thread-lifting position, the inner reel is returned to its initial position.

The reciprocation of the inner reel in this manner is accomplished by a cam 30 that is secured to the slidably mounted shaft 24 supporting the inner reel. The cam 30 engages with a fixed cam guide 3| secured to the frame ll. The cam 30 is designed to cause such reciprocation each time one of the thread-engaging arms 23 interdigitates with the main reel. In the reel illustrated, the innerreel has three thread-engaging arms and is therefor reciprocated three times during each revolution. The layout of the cam 36 is shown in somewhat exaggerated form in Fig. 5.

To start a reel of the type described herein in operation, several loops of the thread are wrapped around the reel and thereafter the continued winding and advancing of the thread will be entirely automatic. Any parts of the reel that may come into contact with corrosive liquors or similar agents .used in the treatment of the thread may be made of materials that will not be injured thereby, such as stainless steel or-the like. The interior of the reel is largely free from obstruction and spray pipes or other apparatus may be readily placed inside of the reel if desired. a a

It will be understood that various changes and modifications of the reel illustrated and described herein ma be made by those skilled in the art without departing'from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims appended hereto.

1 claim:

' 1. In a reel for automatically winding and advancing thread in a helical path thereon, a thread-supporting reel having an annular opening at one end thereof and a series of thread-supportingarms spaced about the periphery thereof, a shaft supporting said reel, 2. second shaft spaced from said first-mentioned shaft, said second shaft extending through the annular opening in the end of the thread-supporting reel, a single inner reel of smaller diameter than said thread-supporting reel supported on said second shaft within the thread-supporting reel, said inner reel being axially reciprocable relative to the thread-supporting reel and having a series of thread-engaging arms spaced about the periphery thereof, said thread-engaging arms interdigitating successively between adjacent 'arms of the thread-supporting reel and successively projecting beyond the outer surface of thread-supporting arms as said reels are rotated.

2. In a reel for automatically winding and adciprocable relative to the thread-supportin reel and having a series of thread-engaging arms spaced about the periphery thereof, said threadengaging arms interdigitating successively between adjacent arms of the thread-supporting reel and successively projecting beyond the outer surface of thread-supporting arms as said reels are rotated.

3. Areel for automatically winding and advancing thread in a helical path thereon comprising a' main thread-supporting reel having a series of thread-supporting arms spaced about the periphery thereof, an axially reciprocable inner reel, said inner reel being rotatably mounted on an axis spaced from but parallel to the axis of the main reel and within the periphery of said main reel, said inner reel having a' series of thread-engaging arms carried thereby, said thread-engaging arms successively interdigitating between and extending beyond the outer surfaces of the thread-supporting arms of the main reel as said reels are rotated whereby the threadengaging arms of said inner reel lift turns of thread from the thread-supporting arms of the main reel adjacent thereto and advance said turns of thread on said main reel as the inner reel is reciprocated.

4. A reel for automatically winding and advancing thread in a helical path thereon comprising a rotatable thread-supporting reel having a series of thread-supporting arms spaced about the periphery thereof, an axially reciprocable reel rotatably mounted on an axis located within said thread-supporting reel, said axis being spaced from but parallel to the axis of rotation for the thread-supporting reel, said reciprocable reel having a series of thread-engaging arms interdigitating successively between said thread-supporting arms of the thread-supporting reel and successively extending beyond the outer surface of said thread-supporting arms as said reels are rotated thereby lifting turns of thread carried by said thread-supporting reel from the thread-' supporting arms adjacent the interdigitated thread-engaging arm and means for moving said reciprocable reel forward relative to the threadsupporting reel when the thread-engaging arms thereof have, so engaged the thread and thereafter returning the reciprocable reel to its initial position. 7

v 5. In a reel for automatically winding and advancing thread in a helical path thereon, a main thread-supporting reel having a series of threadsupporting arms spaced about the periphery thereof and a single reel of a smaller diameter than said thread-supporting reel with its axis of rotation located within the periphery of said main thread-supporting reel, said second reel being axially reciprocable relative. to the main thread-supporting reel and having a series of thread-engaging arms spaced about its periphery,

- said thread-engagin arms on the second reel interdigitating successively between the threadsupporting arms of the main thread-supporting reel with the interdigitating, thread-engaging arms successively projecting beyond the outer surface of the thread-supporting arms adjacent thereto as the reels are rotated.

6. In a reel for automatically advancing a thread wound around said reel in a spiral path, the combination which includes a rotatable thread-supporting reel, said reel being hollow and having a series of spaced thread-supporting arms defining the thread-bearin periphery of said reel, a shaft supporting said reel, said reel having an opening at one end thereof surrounding said shaft and communicating with the interior of the reel, a second shaft spaced from the first shaft and extending through the opening in the end of the thread-supporting reel and a rotatable reel supported on said second shaft inside of and reciprocable lengthwise with respect to said main thread-supporting reel, said second reel being of REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number Name Date 2,384,963 Pollak Sept. 18. 1945 2,424,489 Moritz July 22, 1947 2,425,136 Torrence Aug. 5, 1947 

